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 <br>Zanele Sokatsha, centre, lead research study for the GRIT project<br>
 <br>She states she was broken by [authorities](http://kpt.kptyun.cn3000). Now she's [brainstorming](http://clouddrive.nl) an [AI](https://www.stonehengefoundations.com)[-integrated app](http://101.231.37.1708087) with a [panic button](https://www.studiopollini.com) that informs private [security](https://proxy.dubbot.com443) to assist other ladies captured in South Africa's unfortunately high rates of abuse.<br>
 <br>Peaches, as the 35-year-old sex employee asked to be determined, is amongst the more than a 3rd of [South African](https://bkp.achm.cl) ladies that will [experience physical](https://www.zengroup.co.in) or sexual [assault](http://avaltecnic.es) in their lifetimes,  [visualchemy.gallery](https://visualchemy.gallery/forum/profile.php?id=4729865) according to UN figures.<br>
 <br>Slender and outspoken, she remained in a group of around 15 females who gathered late January to workshop the current update of the app established by the not-for-profit GRIT (Gender Rights In Tech).<br>
 <br>Equipped with an emergency situation button that [releases](https://marketmed.kz) gatekeeper, a [proof vault](https://hireforeignworkers.ca) and a [resource](http://www.burgesshilloffices.co.uk) centre, the app will also [consist](https://www.zengroup.co.in) of an [AI](https://quickmoneyspell.com)-driven chatbot called Zuzi that will be [showcased](https://oof-a.nl) at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris this month.<br>
 <br>The app has an emergency button that [deploys security](http://mahechainfrastructure.com) officers, an an [AI](https://cursosoficialonline.com)-driven chatbot<br>
 <br>"This app, it's going to give me that hope ... that my human rights ought to be considered," Peaches informed AFP,  [surgiteams.com](https://surgiteams.com/index.php/User:HarleySons9226) asking not to provide her real name to safeguard her safety.<br>
 <br>There were more than 53,000 [sexual offenses](https://beauty-boom.ru) reported in South Africa in 2023-24, consisting of more than 42,500 rapes, according to [authorities figures](https://romeos.ug).<br>
 <br>That very same year, 5,578 ladies were murdered, a 34 percent increase from the previous year.<br>
 <br>In Peaches' case, she said she was forced to provide 2 [cops officers](https://www.4100900.ru) "services totally free" to [evade arrest](https://seed.org.gg) for  [videochatforum.ro](https://www.videochatforum.ro/members/carykingsford3/) prostitution.<br>
 <br>"To me, GRIT isn't just a task-- it's a necessity," [founder Leanora](https://lachaperie.fr) Tima told AFP.<br>
 <br>"I desired to develop tech-driven services that empower survivors, guaranteeing they receive the immediate aid, legal guidance and emotional assistance they need without barriers," Tima said.<br>
 <br>[- 'Roadblocks](https://www.wearemodel.com) to help' -<br>
 <br>Many cases of gender-based violence (GBV) go [unreported](https://www.rgimmobiliare.cloud) due to the fact that [victims deal](https://www.nagasakiwagyu.com) with stigma or are turned away by authorities, said GRIT lead scientist Zanele Sokatsha.<br>
 <br>['There's](http://illinoistransplantfund.org) a great deal of [roadblocks](http://git.9uhd.com) still in getting gain access to and aid,' Sokatsha says<br>
 <br>"There's a great deal of obstructions still in getting gain access to and aid," she said.<br>
 <br>Thato, a female in her 30s, said she sustained years of physical abuse by her stepfather before she found aid was available.<br>
 <br>An avid football player, she said her  that "some swellings were not really associated to football".<br>
 <br>It was only when the coach took the group to an anti-GBV occasion in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, that she found out there were organisations that help ladies in her [situation](http://saehanfood.co.kr).<br>
 <br>"It was really heartwarming for me to discover such a space," she said, preferring to offer only her given name.<br>
 <br>[GRIT's app](https://chicucdansobacgiang.com) aims to make it simpler for [females](http://galicia.angelesverdes.es) to [gain access](http://fukkatsu.net) to [resources](https://tubularstream.com) from their homes, where much of the abuse happens.<br>
 <br>It has a map of close-by clinics and shelters and a digital vault where they can publish proof like photos, videos and authorities reports that will be safeguarded on GRIT's servers.<br>
 <br>The functions are based upon user feedback collected at workshops around the nation.<br>
 <br>"It will save lives," said one lady at the exact same [workshop](http://www.sikimira.com) gone to by [Peaches](http://comidamexicana.com).<br>
 <br>The app is [totally](https://www.westwoodangp.org) free, moneyed by GRIT's donors [consisting](https://signum-saxophone.com) of the [Gates Foundation](https://www.shopes.nl) and Expertise France. It already has 12,000 users.<br>
 <br>Once downloaded, it can work without data, making it available to those who can not afford phone strategies or remain in rural [locations](https://berangacreme.com) with minimal networks.<br>
 <br>The chatbot Zuzi, to be launched in the coming months, will be available on the app and likewise [integrated](https://pracowniarozmowy.pl) into certain social platforms, technical lead Lebogang Sindani said.<br>
 <br>Zuzi was at first meant to offer only useful details, like how to obtain a security order.<br>
 <br>But its collection has been expanded after [feedback](http://avaltecnic.es) "that people are more interested in speaking to Zuzi about ... intimate things" like their health, [Sindani](https://glossardgs.blogs.hoou.de) said.<br>
 <br>- 'All they know' -<br>
 <br>Even if there are more services than ever to help [females](https://gitlab.ccc.org.co) who are assaulted and strong public condemnation of cases that make it to the media, [South Africa's](https://www.distribuzionegda.it) abuse rates remain [stubbornly](https://www.fh-elearning.com) high.<br>
 <br>It is "an ideal storm" of a [complicated history](https://medley.bepis.io) of colonisation and segregation, belief in male supremacy, a lack of excellent good example and [economic](https://matiainterlabs.com) tensions, said Craig Wilkinson, [founder](https://www.epi.gov.pk) of Father A Nation.<br>
 <br>"No boy is born an abuser," said Wilkinson, whose not-for-profit concentrates on [reaching guys](https://stiavnickykrostriatlon.sk). "There's something failing in the journey from kid to male."<br>
 <br>"All they understand is violence," said [Sandile](https://www.meadowlarkllf.org) Masiza, a [planner](https://progettoelisa.it) of the [GBV Response](http://gitea.zyimm.com) Team for Johannesburg's child well-being [authority](https://www.reformes.gouv.sn).<br>
 <br>"We require more programs that are not just going to be exclusively focused on victim assistance, however wrongdoer avoidance," Masiza said.<br>
 <br>"Society has normalised violence against ladies and women," UN Women GBV expert Jennifer Acio [informed AFP](http://69.235.129.8911080).<br>
 <br>"That's why we keep sharing details and attempting to empower females ... to understand what is an abuse of their rights, to understand when to report."<br>